Hawk nodded and glanced at Alex. “She certainly deserves to be held accountable for her crimes against our country.”
“Good,” Young said. “I’ll consider it done. And once you finish with her, I want you to raze Falcon Sinclair’s entire empire.”
“Of course, Mr. President,” Hawk said. “It’ll be my honor to finish that job for you.”
When they returned to the tent, they contacted the president’s team in Kuala Lumpur to discreetly alert them to what had happened while they were gone. A helicopter was ordered to retrieve the president. The pilot notified Hawk that he’d return shortly to pick up everyone else along with their equipment.
After the chopper disappeared on the horizon, Hawk turned to Mia. “We need to talk.”
“Look, I know what you’re going to say,” she said. “And I’m sorry. The president seems like a good man who cares about his people. I let my rage take over—and I know it put many lives at risk.”
“Not just many lives—the life of the President of the United States,” Hawk said.
“I know, I know. I promise it’ll never happen again.”
Hawk cocked his head to one side. “Again? What makes you think you’ll be asked to assist us in the future?”
“Please, won’t you?” Mia asked, clasping her hands together as if she were about to offer a prayer “This venture has made me realize that I need to put my talent to work for something worthwhile, something that actually helps keep people safe, not just ruins the lives of others who I deem to be evil.”
“I’m not sure we can trust you,” Alex said.
“You can,” Mia shot back emphatically. “I won’t let you down again. I swear.”
“Well, we’re not the decision makers when it comes to who partners with us on our missions, but I might put in a kind word for you if you’re serious,” Hawk said.
“Yes, please do,” Mia said. “This was one incredible operation. If it’s like this all the time, I can’t wait to join your team.”
Hawk shrugged. “We’ll see what the boss has to say about it. In the meantime, let’s get everything together. I can’t wait to get off this island.”
* * *
HAWK ENTERED THE Phoenix Foundation headquarters three days later with Alex. They convened in the conference room to discuss the recent mission. Blunt was already gnawing on a cigar when he started the discussion.
“We’re all here,” Blunt said. “And at this point, that might be the most important thing.”
“Being alive is good,” Alex said.
“But we’re not done yet,” Hawk said. “Not by a long shot.”
“No, we’re not,” Blunt said. “But I just received a bit of intel this morning regarding Al Fatihin’s next big strike.”
“I know that’s not what you want to do right now,” Hawk said.
Blunt shook his head. “No, it’s not. I want to put Sinclair in a vice and grind him until he shatters into a million pieces. But that’ll have to wait. We need to get a win for the president. And then we’re going to obliterate Falcon Sinclair and Obsidian.”
THE END
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